Ad*ver"si*ty (&?;), n.;
pl. Adversities(&?;). [OE. adversite, F. adversité, fr. L.
adversitas.]
1. Opposition; contrariety. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
Bacon.
Syn. -- Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble; suffering; trial.